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Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the original motion picture soundtrack to the movie of the same name. It was released on November 27, 1985 by Scotti Bros. Records.

Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedNovember 27, 1985
StudioUnique Recording Studios, New York City[1]
GenreAOR, pop rock
Length43:39
LabelScotti Bros.
Rocky soundtrack chronology
Rocky III
(1982) 		Rocky IV
(1985) 		Rocky V
(1990)
Singles from Rocky IV
  1. "Burning Heart"
    Released: October 1985 [2]
  2. "Living in America"
    Released: December 1985
  3. "Heart's on Fire"
    Released: March 1986
  4. "No Easy Way Out"
    Released: 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The soundtrack was hugely successful on the strength of two top-five singles, Survivor's "Burning Heart" (personally commissioned for the film by Sylvester Stallone) reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100)[4] and James Brown's "Living in America", as well as Robert Tepper's lone top-40 hit, "No Easy Way Out" which reached #22. It reached the top ten on the US Billboard 200 album chart[5] and was certified Platinum by the RIAA.[6]

It is the only score to a Rocky film not composed by Bill Conti, but does incorporate some music he composed for the first film.

Track listing edit

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Burning Heart"
Survivor3:51
2."Heart's on Fire"
John Cafferty4:14
3."Double or Nothing"
Kenny Loggins & Gladys Knight3:25
4."Eye of the Tiger"
  • Peterik
  • Sullivan
Survivor3:46
5."War"
Vince DiCola5:53
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Living in America"
James Brown4:40
2."No Easy Way Out"TepperRobert Tepper4:32
3."One Way Street"
Go West4:37
4."The Sweetest Victory"
Touch4:26
5."Training Montage"DiColaVince DiCola3:37

Re-releases and covers edit

The 2006 reissue, remastered by BMG, featured the bonus track "Man Against the World" by Survivor, a song written for but ultimately cut from the final movie tracklist.[7]

"Eye of the Tiger" was covered and partially sampled over 80 times[8]

"No Easy Way Out" was covered multiple times by:

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[26] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[27] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[28] Gold 100,000*
Italy (FIMI)[29] Gold 25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[31] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ https://www.facebook.com/UniqueRecordingStudios/photos/a.649655181769411/649657001769229/?type=3&theater [user-generated source]
  2. ^ "Survivor singles".
  3. ^ AllMusic review
  4. ^ "Burning Heart By Survivor Songfacts".
  5. ^ The Billboard 200 Chart Listing For The Week Of Feb 22 1986
  6. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Searchable Database
  7. ^ "Amazon.com". Amazon. 2006.
  8. ^ "Covers of Eye of the Tiger by Survivor on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  9. ^ "Eve to Adam". Archived from the original on 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  10. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Eve To Adam - No Easy Way Out (Official Video)". YouTube.
  11. ^ "From Hell With Love". Nuclear Blast. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  12. ^ "Covers of No Easy Way Out by Robert Tepper on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  13. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 284. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  14. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – Rocky IV" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  15. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack – Rocky IV" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  16. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack – Rocky IV" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  17. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Rocky IV". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  18. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Soundtrack – Rocky IV". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  19. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – Rocky IV". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  20. ^ Rocky 4 (Soundtrack) - Original Soundtrack. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Accessed on August 9, 2013.
  21. ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1986". austriancharts.at. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  22. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1986". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  23. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  24. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1986". hitparade.ch. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  25. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  26. ^ "European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986" (PDF). Music & Media. December 27, 1986. p. 33. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  27. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – Rocky IV Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Music Canada. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  28. ^ "French album certifications – B.O.F. – Rocky IV" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  29. ^ "Italian album certifications – Artisti Vari – Rocky 4" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  30. ^ "British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – Rocky IV - OST". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  31. ^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Rocky IV". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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